Nickel Mintages

Indian Head, also known as Buffalo Nickels, were produced by the US Mint from 1913 until 1938. Mint marks are on the reverse of the coin. The nickels were minted in Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco. If the mint mark is missing from the coin, then it is assumed it was made in Philadelphia.

Year

Mintage Qty.

1913 P T1

30,992,000

1913 D T1

5,337,000

1913 S T1

2,105,000

1913 P T2

29,858,700

1913 D T2

4,156,000

1913 S T2

1,209,000

1914 P

20,665,738

1914 D

3,912,000

1914 S

3,470,000

1915 P

20,987,270

1915 D

7,569,000

1915 S

1,505,000

1916 P

63,498,066

1916 D

13,333,000

1916 S

11,860,000

1917 P

51,424,019

1917 D

9,910,000

1917 S

4,193,000

1918 P

32,068,314

1918 D

8,362,000

1918 S

4,882,000

1919 P

60,868,000

1919 D

8,006,000

1919 S

7,521,000

1920 P

63,093,000

1920 D

9,418,000

1920 S

9,689,000

1921 P

10,663,000

1921 S

1,557,000

1923 P

35,715,000

1923 S

6,142,000

1924 P

21,620,000

1924 D

5,258,000

1924 S

1,437,000

1925 P

35,565,100

1925 D

4,450,000

1925 S

6,256,000

1926 P

44,693,000

1926 D

5,638,000

1926 S

970,000

1927 P

37,981,000

1927 D

5,730,000

1927 S

3,430,000

1928 P

23,411,000

1928 D

6,436,000

1928 S

6,936,000

1929 P

36,446,000

1929 D

8,370,000

1929 S

7,754,000

1930 P

22,849,000

1930 S

5,435,000

1931 S

1,200,000

1934 P

20,213,003

1934 D

7,480,000

1935 P

58,264,000

1935 D

12,092,000

1935 S

10,300,000

1936 P

119,001,420

1936 D

24,814,000

1936 S

14,930,000

1937 P

79,485,769

1937 D

17,826,000

1937 S

5,635,000

1938 D

7,020,000

Profile Jefferson nickels were produced by the US Mint from 1938 until 2003. On nickles from 1938 through 1964 (except for 1942-45), mint marks can be found on the reverse in the right area between the rim and Monticello. No mint marks were struck on nickels in 1965, 1966 and 1967. From 1968 onward, mint marks were struck on the obverse directly below the date.

War Nickels, nickels that were minted from 1942-45, have 35% silver and the mint mark is struck directly on the reverse above the dome on Monticello.

Year

Mintage Qty.

1938 P

19,496,000

1938 D

5,376,000

1938 S

4,105,000

1939 P

120,615,000

1939 D

3,514,000

1939 S

6,630,000

1940 P

176,485,000

1940 D

43,540,000

1940 S

39,690,000

1941 P

203,265,000

1941 D

53,432,000

1941 S

43,445,000

1942 P

49,789,000

1942 D

13,938,000

1942 P

57,900,000

1942 S

32,900,000

1943 P

271,165,000

1943 D

15,294,000

1943 S

104,060,000

1944 P

119,150,000

1944 D

32,309,000

1944 S

21,640,000

1945 P

119,408,100

1945 D

37,158,000

1945 S

58,939,000

1946 P

161,116,000

1946 D

45,292,200

1946 S

13,560,000

1947 P

95,000,000

1947 D

37,822,000

1947 S

24,720,000

1948 P

89,348,000

1948 D

44,734,000

1948 S

11,300,000

1949 P

60,652,000

1949 D

36,498,000

1949 S

9,716,000

1950 P

9,796,000

1950 D

2,630,030

1951 P

28,552,000

1951 D

20,460,000

1951 S

7,776,000

1952 P

63,988,000

1952 D

30,638,000

1952 S

20,572,000

1953 P

46,644,000

1953 D

59,878,600

1953 S

19,210,900

1954 P

47,684,050

1954 D

117,183,060

1954 S

29,384,000

1955 P

7,888,000

1955 D

74,464,100

1956 P

35,216,000

1956 D

67,222,940

1957 P

38,408,000

1957 D

136,828,900

1958 P

17,088,000

1958 D

168,249,120

1959 P

27,248,000

1959 D

160,738,240

1960 P

55,416,000

1960 D

192,582,180

1961 P

73,640,100

1961 D

229,342,760

1962 P

97,384,000

1962 D

280,195,720

1963 P

178,851,645

1963 D

276,829,460

1964 P

1,028,622,762

1964 D

1,787,297,160

1965

136,131,380

1966

156,208,283

1967

107,325,800

1968 D

91,227,880

1968 S

100,396,004

1969 D

202,807,500

1969 S

120,075,000

1970 D

515,485,380

1970 S

238,832,004

1971 P

106,884,000

1971 D

316,144,800

1972 P

202,036,000

1972 D

351,694,600

1973 P

384,396,000

1973 D

361,405,000

1974 P

601,752,000

1974 D

277,373,000

1975 P

181,772,000

1975 D

401,875,300

1976 P

367,124,000

1976 D

563,964,147

1977 P

585,376,000

1977 D

297,313,422

1978 P

391,308,000

1978 D

313,092,780

1979 P

463,188,000

1979 D

325,867,672

1980 P

593,004,000

1980 D

502,323,448

1981 P

657,504,000

1981 D

364,801,843

1982 P

292,355,000

1982 D

373,726,544

1983 P

561,615,000

1983 D

536,726,276

1984 P

746,769,000

1984 D

517,675,146

1985 P

647,114,962

1985 D

459,747,446

1986 P

536,883,483

1986 D

361,819,140

1987 P

371,499,481

1987 D

410,590,604

1988 P

771,360,000

1988 D

663,771,652

1989 P

898,812,000

1989 D

570,842,474

1990 P

661,636,000

1990 D

663,938,503

1991 P

614,104,000

1991 D

436,496,678

1992 P

399,552,000

1992 D

450,565,113

1993 P

412,076,000

1993 D

406,084,135

1994 P

722,160,000

1994 D

715,762,110

1995 P

774,156,000

1995 D

888,112,000

1996 P

829,332,000

1996 D

817,736,000

1997 P

470,972,000

1997 D

466,640,000

1998 P

688,292,000

1998 D

635,380,000

1999 P

1,212,000,000

1999 D

1,066,720,000

2000 P

846,240,000

2000 D

1,509,520,000

2001 P

675,704,000

2001 D

627,680,000

2002 P

539,280,000

2002 D

691,200,000

2003 P

441,840,000

2003 D

383,040,000

2004 P Medal

361,440,000

2004 D Medal

372,000,000

2004 P Keelboat

366,720,000

2004 D Keelboat

344,880,000

2005 P Bison

448,320,000

2005 D Bison

487,680,000

2005 P Ocean

394,080,000

2005 D Ocean

411,120,000

In 2006, the obverse of the coin was changed with Jefferson facing forward.